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Step 5 - Take the First Manual Hit

Once you start the calibration procedure for the TESASTAR-PR / HR-P Probe Changer, the ports must be emptied of all probes. You will take the first hit on the front face to the left of the first port.

PC-DMIS prompts you through the process of measuring the manual hits through a series of message boxes. The following message prompts you to open all the lids and take the first hit:

PC-DMIS Message

Open all lids and remove all probes from the ports.

When ready, please take a hit on the silver front face to the left of port 1.

Prompt for the first manual hit in the front face, left of port 1

1. When you are ready to take the first measurement, click OK.

2. Remove all of the modules and styli by sliding them forward and out of the ports.

Three hits are required to fully define the orientation of this rack in the machine’s XY plane. It is not necessary to align the rack to any single axis, as the manual hits will identify any rotation involved. Follow the prompts and take the needed hits as shown in the pictures for each hit.

The first manual hit is taken in the XY plane, on the vertical face in the back of port #1.

3. Use your machine's jog box to measure the first hit on the front face to the left of port #1.

Location of first manual hit during calibration

In the next step, you take the second manual hit.